Ethanoil and Gas Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EGCP) announced today that it has begun the development of its first Phase of exploration on the Torch Lake Shale Gas prospect.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex) will launch trading in options on Thursday, February 23, 2006 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Tekoil & Gas Corporation f/k/a Pexcon, Inc. (OTC: TKGN) (the "Corporation"), an oil and gas exploration and production company, is announcing the completion of a one to one hundred (1-100) Reverse Stock Split of all of the outstanding common stock of the Corporation effective as of today.